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No matter how you look at it, 2015 was an awful year for metal prices. But if the majority of experts are correct, 2016 is going to be worse. Maybe a lot worse. Put simply, market sentiment for commodities has not been this bad in at least 15 years. Nearly …

CALGARY — The price of oil — and its far-reaching impact on the Canadian economy — has once again been voted The Canadian Press Business Story of the Year. np_storybar title=”Canada’s challenge is how to make money selling the world’s cheapest oil — but it can be done” link=”http://business.financialpost.com/news/energy/canadas-challenge-is-how-to-make-money-selling-the-worlds-cheapest-oil-but-it-can-be-done?__lsa=7c02-804f”%5D The …

It no doubt feels like a new paradigm for oil investors with the price of oil falling 72 per cent since 2014, the second-largest peak-to-trough decline in more than 30 years. Many are pointing fingers at the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries for the monster wave of oil now …

CALGARY — To survive the prolonged downturn in oilfield activity, many energy service companies are poised to cut their dividends to zero. “Despite two-thirds of our coverage universe having already made sizable dividend cuts over the past year, we believe more are on the horizon in the coming quarters,” CIBC …

Canada’s big banks wrapped up the first quarter of the fiscal year with increased profits and widely expected dividend hikes. But the early impact of the oil rut was evident, with increased provisioning and reports of growing credit card and loan delinquencies in the hardest hit provinces, primarily in Western …

TORONTO — A spike in food prices has widened the price divide between Canada’s grocery stores and their discount divisions — a factor that could play out in Loblaw Cos.’ favour. “Looking at identical items, the discount channel does not appear to have increased shelf prices to any significant degree, …